Kokeshi Adventures こけしの冒険

I have reported in the past that my daughter Emily likes to play with our kokeshis, oblivious to their value as folk art objects. Ah to be...

O ur next stop in Tendo was the kokeshi shop of Mr. Mito Hiroshi 水戸寛さん, a craftsman in the Zao kokeshi tradition 蔵王系こけし. We've been to ...

D uring our big Kokeshi Adventure to Yamagata Prefecture, the next day after visiting Mr. Shida we drove north for about 45 minutes to Tend...

D uring our big Tohoku kokeshi adventure back in April we first went to Hanamaki City in Iwate Prefecture as discussed in the previous blo...

B ack in April Naoko, the girls and I headed up north and deep into Tohoku for a big kokeshi adventure. We had a great trip overall, which...